The debate between PGA Tour Enterprises and Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund, a financial aid for Liv Golf, has been heated in recent weeks, largely due to President Donald Trump’s election. Speaking after Proam at the Genesis Invitational – he walked with his son playing with Trump’s granddaughter – how Rory McIlroy is in regards to completing the deal in between with his recent round of golf with Trump We discussed the aspects of whether it would be useful.
“President, he can do a lot… he has direct access to Yasir boss,” McIlroy said in relation to PIF Governor Yasir al-Rumayan. “Not many people have it. ‘I want you to get this deal done, and I’ll talk to your boss. I’m going to tell him the same thing.” What he can do There are a few. ”
The PGA Tour announced last week that Commissioner Jay Monaghan and player director Adam Scott will meet with the president to discuss the Department of Justice’s role in potential deals. According to the New York Times, Al Lumayan joined over the phone.
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Afterwards, Trump shared tea time with Tiger Woods, another member of the PGA Tour, before appearing in the Super Bowl. Woods is on the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises and has influenced negotiations, unlike McIlroy, who later won more back seats in his contract talks. McIlroy may no longer be at the meeting, but he tees it with the president in early January.
“I played golf with him a few weeks ago,” McIlroy said. “It was great. Yeah, it was really good. It was really good. We thought there was a good argument. We learned he’s not a fan of the liv (golf) style. Their events.” It was like, “Yeah, but that doesn’t mean I like it.” So I think he’s on the tour side. ”
McIlroy said he was critical of Trump during his first term in office in 2020, and would not play golf again if given the opportunity. However, since the US presidential election in November, Northern Irish people have been open to the idea of supporting Trump in line with the debate between the PGA Tour Enterprise and the Saudi PIF.
